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Civil Protection's DECIR Charlie Phase Brings 13,335 Operatives, 78 Aircraft and Two Black Hawks Into the Field From 1 June — Rural Fires More Than Doubled Year-on-Year to 2,780 With Norte Carrying 9,079 Hectares Burnt

Civil Protection's DECIR Charlie Phase Brings 13,335 Operatives, 78 Aircraft and Two Black Hawks Into the Field From 1 June — Rural Fires More Than Doubled Year-on-Year to 2,780 With Norte Carrying 9,079 Hectares Burnt

Portugal's rural-fire fighting stack stepped up to a second 2026 reinforcement on Monday 1 June, with the Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority — ANEPC) formally entering 'nível...
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DECIR 2026 Lands in Alentejo Central With 393 Operacionais and 99 Vehicles for the July-September Delta Phase — Maria João Rosado Reads One Light Bomber Helicopter Into Évora From 15 May, Estremoz Public Presentation Tomorrow

DECIR 2026 Lands in Alentejo Central With 393 Operacionais and 99 Vehicles for the July-September Delta Phase — Maria João Rosado Reads One Light Bomber Helicopter Into Évora From 15 May, Estremoz Public Presentation Tomorrow

DECIR 2026 fields 393 operacionais and 99 vehicles in Alentejo Central for the 1 July-30 September Delta peak, with one light bomber helicopter based in Évora from 15 May. Commander Maria João Rosado presents the device publicly in Estremoz on 12 May.
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